Dogs Of Mercy 1935

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Titles read: 'Dogs of Mercy - A St Bernard Cameo'.

Italy.

In the Italian Alps we see various shots of an Alpine village and surrounding mountains and countryside. We pass the customs post on the Italian frontier then see the hostel of St Bernard of Menthon, founded in 1080, in the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52135
Sort Number:
PSP 886
Time in/Out:
01:17:45:00 / 01:19:36:00
Canister:
PSP 886
Film ID:
1644.11
Issue Date:
28/03/1935

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